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    • Monday, 27 March, 2023
      Stephen Bush
      Humza Yousaf should beware the SNP’s new infighting habit

      The loyalty and discipline the party was famed for has broken down of late

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    • Sunday, 26 March, 2023
      Scottish National Party
      SNP leadership candidates make final pitches as contest draws to a close

      Fractious campaign has been in marked contrast to the tight discipline of Sturgeon’s eight-year tenure

    • Friday, 24 March, 2023
      News in-depthScotland
      Nicola Sturgeon leaves behind ‘mixed’ legacy for Scotland and SNP

      One of the most effective politicians of her generation, her record nonetheless fell short of her rhetoric, say critics

    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      Scottish National Party
      SNP’s president admits Scotland’s ruling party in ‘tremendous mess’

      Divisions and complaints about handling of leadership election have wrecked vaunted discipline

    • Saturday, 18 March, 2023
      Scottish National Party
      Nicola Sturgeon’s husband quits as SNP chief executive

      Resignation is blow to party establishment after admission membership numbers were overstated

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      Scottish National Party
      Path to independence ‘starts with respect’ for unionists, says SNP leadership candidate

      Kate Forbes has the greatest appeal among the Scottish public but party heavyweights back her main rival

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      Scottish politics
      Scottish leadership race outsider seeks to harness pro-independence frustrations

      Ash Regan says country could be just ‘one election’ away from independence as SNP contest heats up

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      News in-depthScottish National Party
      Questions over SNP finances cast shadow over leadership contest

      Fallout from independence fundraising drive deepens concerns about grip of Sturgeon and her chief executive husband

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Britain after Brexit
      Brexit revived Scotland’s independence debate, but its next steps are unclear Premium content

      Edinburgh is yet to develop strategy for rejoining EU, despite the issue being core to case for secession

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      Scottish National Party
      No ‘magic wand’ for independence, warns SNP leadership candidate

      Humza Yousaf said he did not support Nicola Sturgeon’s plan to use next Westminster general election as ‘de facto’ referendum

    • Thursday, 23 February, 2023
      News in-depthScottish National Party
      Frontrunner Yousaf channels continuity in race to be Scottish first minister

      Health secretary seen as ‘appointable’ but not ‘ideal’ candidate to replace Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader

    • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
      News in-depthScottish politics
      Kate Forbes makes pitch to be Scotland first minister

      SNP colleagues critical of religious finance secretary’s views on gay marriage

    • Monday, 20 February, 2023
      Scottish National Party
      Scotland leadership candidate Forbes calls for ‘reset’ of SNP referendum strategy

      Angus Robertson rules himself out of contest to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as first minister

    • Sunday, 19 February, 2023
      Scottish National Party
      First candidates announced in contest to replace Nicola Sturgeon

      Ash Regan and Humza Yousaf set off the race to replace Scotland’s pro-independence leader

    • Saturday, 18 February, 2023
      Chris Deerin
      Sturgeon’s exit prompts fresh turmoil for Scotland

      Unionists scent their opportunity as charismatic first minister leaves the independence cause without a champion

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      Scotland
      Nicola Sturgeon’s departure leaves Scotland searching for a new independence flag-bearer

      SNP leader is on her way out but her cause is very much alive

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      Political Fix podcast24 min listen
      What Nicola Sturgeon’s exit means for UK politics

      Scotland’s first minister steps down with no clear successor

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      ‘Fresh perspective’ needed to revive Scottish independence, says John Swinney

      Deputy first minister’s call to ‘look afresh’ comes amid intensifying debate in SNP over strategy

    • Thursday, 16 February, 2023
      Scottish National Party
      SNP to elect successor to Nicola Sturgeon by March 27

      Call for party to look at ‘more evolutionary’ approach to independence as strategy conference postponed

    • Thursday, 16 February, 2023
      Labour Party UK
      Scottish Labour sees first minister’s departure as reset moment

      Nicola Sturgeon’s successor will have to contend with multiple crises, Anas Sarwar says

    • Wednesday, 15 February, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Who could replace Nicola Sturgeon as Scotland’s first minister?

      SNP figures who are considered potential leading candidates

    • Wednesday, 15 February, 2023
      News in-depthNicola Sturgeon
      Scotland’s independence movement faces strains as Sturgeon exits

      Next leader of Scottish National party has to forge new strategy to try to secure cherished goal

    • Wednesday, 15 February, 2023
      Nicola Sturgeon
      Nicola Sturgeon quits as Scotland’s first minister

      SNP leader’s authority has been weakened by rows over independence strategy and transgender laws

    • Wednesday, 15 February, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Sturgeon’s exit does not remove threat to the UK union

      Factors that have swelled support for Scottish independence will not recede

    • Wednesday, 15 February, 2023
      Nicola Sturgeon
      Timeline: Nicola Sturgeon’s rise through Scottish politics

      From teenage SNP activist to first minister at Holyrood

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